Delaware Scholarships

In Delaware, scholarships for residents are available, as are scholarships for those
who would like to attend college in Delaware. Scholarships are one way you can still
go to college, even when the banks are making it either difficult, very expensive
or both. Luckily, financial aid is readily available
to those willing to do the research. For example, Scholarships.com can help you
find information about scholarships especially created for those living in Delaware.
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Aileen Lee Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
September 06, Annually
Aileen Lee Scholarships are awarded to incoming freshmen at the University of Oregon each academic year in recognition of students who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence throughout their high school career in leadership, service and academic excellence.
Applicants must be out-of-state students beginning their first year at the UO. Three men and three women will be selected and funds [...] More

Delaware Governor's Workforce Development Grants
Application Deadlines:
Varies
All applicants must be 18 or older, residents of Delaware, and U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens.
Employment requirements:
1. You must be employed by a company in Delaware that contributes to the Blue Collar Training Fund Program. Employees of government agencies, hospitals, and nonprofit agencies are not eligible.
2. Any part-time or temporary employment at an eligible company [...] More

George E Gordy Family Education Trust Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
Varies
Anybody applying for the George E Gordy Family Education Trust Scholarship must be a Sussex County Delaware High School Graduate and maintain a 2.75 GPA. Award based on Merit and Need. This is a 4 year scholarship that must be renewed each year to maintain [...] More

Mark B. Holzman Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
June 01, Annually
Applicants for the Mark B. Holzman Scholarship must be a Delaware resident and enrolled in a graduate-level program in either dentistry, medicine, religion or law.
For more information and to request an application, please contact:
Mark B. Holzman Scholarship Trust
c/o Wilmington Trust Company
Att: Personal Trust and Private Banking
3 South DuPont Highway
Georgetown, DE 19947-2802 [...] More

Carson Scholars Fund, Inc.
Application Deadlines:
Varies
Carson Scholars Fund, Inc. aims to recognize and reward students in grade 4-11 who have earned the highest level of academic achievement. Emphasis is placed on students' performance and desire to maintain a strong academic record, as well as humanitarian qualities that have a positive impact on society.
To be considered for nomination, students must:
- be enrolled in grades 4-11
- be [...] More

Christopher K. Smith Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
March 15, Annually
Delaware’s professional educators - the 11,000 members of the Delaware State Education
Association - are offering a scholarship of $1,000 per year for four years in order to help a future
teacher enter today’s most rewarding, critical, and challenging profession.
The members of DSEA invite all Delaware high school seniors graduating from a public school, who intend to pursue a career in [...] More

The Heidelberg College Out Of State Grant
Application Deadlines:
Varies
In order to qualify for the Heidelberg College Out Of State Grant, the applicant must be resident of a state other than Ohio and attend Heidelberg College. This grant is renewable for four years as long as the student is making satisfactory academic progress. For more information, please visit http://www.heidelberg.edu/financialaid/futurestudent/scholarships [...] More

AAHA Lou Manzione Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
May 15, Annually
The Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association is pleased to offer a scholarship program to students who plan to continue their education beyond the 12th grade. A total of two (2) one thousand dollar ($1,000) scholarships are available, one to a New Jersey High School Senior and the second to a High School Senior from Pennsylvania or Delaware.
Selection Criteria:
The applicants must be high school [...] More

Bridgewater College State Incentive Grant
Application Deadlines:
Varies
The Bridgewater College State Incentive Grant is a renewable grant awarded to incoming freshmen and transfers who are residents of the following states: Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania or West Virginia.
For more information, visit [...] More

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals
Application Deadlines:
December 01, Annually
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals is a full-year work-study fellowship program with a strong focus on cultural exchange. CBYX annually provides 75 young Americans with an understanding of everyday life, education, and professional training in Germany. The program begins in July and includes two months of intensive German language training in Germany (no prior [...] More

Delaware Nursing Incentive Program
Application Deadlines:
March 19, Annually
The Delaware Nursing Incentive Program is for full-time students enrolled in an accredited program leading to certification as an RN or LPN who are either (1) high school seniors who rank in upper half of class with at least a 2.5 cumulative, unweighted GPA, or (2) undergraduates who meet academic requirements.
Current state employees do not have to be Delaware residents and may be considered [...] More

Diamond State Scholarships
Application Deadlines:
March 20, Annually
The Diamond State Scholarship is a merit-based award for graduating high school seniors enrolling at regionally-accredited colleges in the U.S.
Applicants must be:
- Legal residents of Delaware
- U.S. citizens or eligible non-citizens
- High school seniors who rank in upper quarter of class
- Combined score of at least 1800 on the SAT
- Enrolled as a full-time student in a degree program at [...] More

EMU National Scholars Program
Application Deadlines:
Varies
The EMU National Scholars Program is a four-year award that pays 30 credit hours per year (15 per semester) of out-of-state tuition differential.
Must be a new freshmen or new transfer student with a minimum 3.50 GPA and a resident of a state other than Michigan or Ohio to be considered. Freshmen recipients must live in university housing the first two years of this award.
For more information [...] More

Wilmington Women in Business Fresh Start Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
May 15, Annually
The Fresh Start Scholarship Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) organization, was established by the Wilmington Women in Business in 1996 to provide financial incentive and mentoring assistance to a woman returning to school to improve her life and opportunities. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, disability, or national origin.
Candidates must:
- Be female.
- Be a U.S. [...] More

Ivyane D.F. Davis Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
May 01, Annually
The Ivyane D. F. Davis Memorial Scholarship fund was established by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware in June 1989 to provide scholarships for post-secondary education to Delaware residents who have been in foster care in the state of Delaware.
This scholarship fund addresses the particular financial needs of many children who have been in foster care and offers them the opportunity [...] More

JSU Alabama McGee Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
March 01, Annually
The JSU Alabama McGee Scholarship is for approximately $2,000. Any non-Alabama resident with 3.0 GPA; 28 or above ACT score or SAT score of 1260 or above may [...] More

Korean American Scholarship Foundation - Eastern Regional Chapter
Application Deadlines:
July 16, Annually
The KASF scholarships are awarded each year to the college students of Korean heritage. A student currently enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or graduate program is qualified to apply for the KASF scholarship. The scholarship recipient is selected on the basis of financial need, academic achievement, school activities, and community services. Each applicant must submit an application to the [...] More

Lighthouse Guild Scholarships
Application Deadlines:
March 31, Annually
Each year, the Lighthouse Guild scholarship program helps a number of outstanding and deserving legally blind students attend college or attend graduate school with scholarships of $10,000. Scholarships are based on strong academic accomplishments and merit, and provide additional financial support to help students make a successful transition from high school to a college or attend/remain in the [...] More

CMAA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
April 20, Annually
The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America (MAC CMAA), awards a limited number of scholarships to qualified students to help them defray the costs of pursuing a degree in construction management or a related-degree program. The amounts of the scholarships vary from year to year, but typically average [...] More

The Mid-Atlantic Security Traders Foundation, Inc.
Application Deadlines:
April 15, Annually
The Mid-Atlantic Security Traders Association is a non-profit organization and an affiliate of the Security Traders Association.
This year, the Foundation intends to award a minimum of three $2,500 scholarships, one in each member jurisdiction of Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The monetary awarded amounts may increase depending on the number of applications received. The winners will be [...] More

The Roothbert Fund Scholarships
Application Deadlines:
January 31, Annually
The principal focus of the Roothbert Fund is its Scholarships Program, through which it makes grants for undergraduate or graduate study at accredited colleges or universities. Scholarships may only be applied to study at an accredited institution based in the United States. The Fund seeks candidates who are "motivated by spiritual values," and works to foster fellowship among them.
The Fund is [...] More

The Ron & Cora Lee Children of Law Enforcement Officers Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
May 31, Annually
The Ron and Cora Lee Children of Law Enforcement Officers scholarships are open to high school seniors seeking a full-time post-secondary education at an accredited college or university with at least a 2.5 grade point average (GPA) or equivalent, and who have a parent / guardian that is currently employed by, or entitled to a vested pension from a law enforcement agency, and personally has, or [...] More

Delaware Educational Benefits for Children of Deceased Veterans and Others
Application Deadlines:
Varies
The State of Delaware provides educational benefits for the children of deceased veterans of the military services of the United States, military service personnel held prisoner of war and military service personnel officially declared to be missing in action.
In order to qualify for this entitlement an applicant shall be: the child of a member of the armed forces who was killed while on active [...] More

VMDAEC Educational Foundation Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
February 14, Annually
The Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives was founded in 1944 and provides training, communications, governmental relations and other services to the 16 electric cooperatives that serve the three-state Mid-Atlantic region.
The Educational Scholarship Foundation was established to provide a vehicle to fund future scholarships and allows for donations and memorial [...] More

Better Business Bureau of Delaware Student Ethics Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
January 07, Annually
Judges will select the scholarship recipients based on their overall leadership, contributions to the community and school, academic accomplishments and written essay. Essay and additional guidelines available on our website.
In keeping with the BBB Education Foundation’s goals, we have developed this award as a way to focus on ethics with young adults who are on the cusp of their careers, [...] More

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